Name
Charles Frederick Howlett
8 Apr 1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/10/1917
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
41722
Lincolnshire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 35 to 37 and 162 to 162A.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Tring Town Memorial, St Peter & St Paul Church Roll of Honour, Tring
Pre War
Charles Frederick was born in Aylesbury on 8 Apr 1895 (baptised 12 May 1895) to Frederick Charles Howlett, baker, and Emma (nee Dumbleton).
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Charles, Emily C (born 1898), and William A (born 1900) were living at 25, Akeman Street, Tring.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Charles & Emily (both assisting in father’ business), William, George (born 1902), Herbert J (born 1904), Percy (born 1905), Frederick and Henry (born 1909) were living at Western Road, Tring.
Wartime Service
No Service record was found for Charles. He was known to have enlisted in the Army Service Corps as Private 144979, intending to carry on being a baker. Charles was transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment as Private 41722 although his medal card records Norfolk Regiment 30396 prior to this. He probably went to France in 1917 joining 8th (Service) Battalion, 63 Brigade, 37 Division.
During 1917 the battalion was in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the Arras Offensive (The First & Second Battles of the Scarpe and The Battle of Arleux), before moving to Ypres taking part in the The T3rd Battles of Ypres (The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle, The First Battle of Passchendaele) and The Cambrai Operations.
Charles was reported missing, believed killed in action on 4 Oct 1917 during the Battle of Broodseinde. Enquiries were made as to his possibility of being a prisoner of War but this was negative. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Ypres.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £9 and arrears of £3 14s 10d was paid to his father. Brother William served in the Royal Force from 19 Oct 1918 to 5 May 1921.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
